Write for everyone
Science is for everyone - but complex language can get in the way. Write for Everyone is a free tool built by the Creative Science Alliance to help researchers, students, and science communicators make their writing clearer, more accessible, and more impactful.
Paste your scientific text in the box. The tool uses three widely-used scientific scales to display the reading level of the text. the tool also provides some suggestions to make your text accessible to a grade 6 reader.
Whether you're simplifying a grant abstract, drafting a public-facing summary, or teaching science communication skills, Write for Everyone meets you where you are.
Try it free. No account needed.
Paste your scientific text in the box. The tool uses three widely-used scientific scales to display the reading level of the text. the tool also provides some suggestions to make your text accessible to a grade 6 reader.
Whether you're simplifying a grant abstract, drafting a public-facing summary, or teaching science communication skills, Write for Everyone meets you where you are.
Try it free. No account needed.
Creative Science Alliance
Write for Everyone
Paste your writing below to check its reading level using three scientific scales — and get suggestions to make it accessible to a grade 6 reader.
Flesch–Kincaid
Estimates U.S. grade level from sentence length and syllables per word. The most widely used readability formula.
SMOG
Counts words with 3+ syllables. Especially reliable for health and science writing.
Dale–Chall
Compares your words against ~3,000 words familiar to grade 4 students. Catches difficult vocabulary.
Your writing
0 words
Readability scores
Flesch–Kincaid
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Grade level
Sentence length & syllables
SMOG
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Grade level
Polysyllabic word count
Dale–Chall
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Grade level
Unfamiliar vocabulary
Overall
Words to simplify
How to reach grade 6 Target: Grade 6
